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Need to replace whipit mini dlg thin foam rudder and elevator

My lil dlg Rudder is looking a little worse for wear and rather buying a new one
i wanted to make my own.
but here in australia its hard to find very thin foam (I guess Cos were so green).
foam disposable plates are almost non existent unless i want to buy 100 of them from ebay.
has anyone here in au come across a product made of very thin foam i could use .

I made a new tail for my old Champ out of 3mm Depron, (Extreme hangar rash in that I stood on it accidentally), and it is still flying OK.

If needed I could find a photo for proof I may have a few scraps if you cannot find it anywhere though I am located in Deagon and you would need to be somewhat desperate to come and collect the scraps but they are available if you really want them.

Green is good! What thickness? I've been able to swedge down Depron foam to make small thinner parts. I just use a round cylinder type object and keep rolling over it, pressing harder on the areas that I want thinner. They hold up well.

Good news

Originally Posted by Hai-Lee

I made a new tail for my old Champ out of 3mm Depron, (Extreme hangar rash in that I stood on it accidentally), and it is still flying OK.

If needed I could find a photo for proof I may have a few scraps if you cannot find it anywhere though I am located in Deagon and you would need to be somewhat desperate to come and collect the scraps but they are available if you really want them.

MCdonalds now use cardboard for there pancakes .
But I managed to track down some thin foam plates from a company that sells foam containers near my work.
they had some on clearance only cost me $15

Something that is used quite a lot in some circles, especially the VTPR ones, is to make the control surfaces out of balsa, because it doesn't bend like foam does so it remains rigid, it's easy to fix if you break one (touch of glue and it's like new), and in some countries (not sure for you) it's relatively cheap and easy to get hold of.

This box is so small it's suffocating! Give me a minute to step outside of it to think things over a while...